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Care of the Land, Care of the Wildlife, Care of the People

Committed to providing world-class experiences for discerning travellers, &Beyond is Africa’s leading responsible luxury adventure tourism company. We create intimate moments in breathtaking locations to be shared and celebrated with family and friends. Unforgettable memories are made here - a hot air balloon safari over the Masai Mara at dawn, a dive on the colourful coral reefs off Mnemba Island in the warm Indian Ocean, gazing upon a dense starry sky in the Namib Desert or following the wildebeest migration across the endless plains of the Serengeti.

Our roots are in Africa, where we run 40 magical safari lodges and camps in the most breathtaking parts of the continent and, through this, sustain hundreds of rural communities and millions of acres of precious, sometimes endangered wildlife land. By embarking on an adventure with us, our guests also become part of our dream to integrate international travellers and rural people to their mutual benefit and to demonstrate that wildlife can be conserved on a sustainable basis by all. We believe that our heritage of wild land and animals should be recognised as one of our most precious natural resources.

Our passionate belief in the Care of the Life, Care of the Wildlife and Care of the People is evident in everything that we do. Each day nearly 3 000 &Beyonders delight our guests and, as a result of this, we are able to make many small but meaningful differences to our planet.

&Beyond also offers a full range of travel services. We design journeys for our guests to over 1 200 hand-picked luxury and adventure travel destinations, hotels and resorts in Africa and India.

A journey with &Beyond promises to thrill you by day and spoil you by night. With &Beyond you will fall in love with the world again, just as it should be, and will return with unforgettable stories.



Current Sustainability Projects

CURRENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS

CURRENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS

Experimental Fish Aggregating Devices
Mnemba Island provides financial and logistical support to an experimental program that has introduced six Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) into the waters west of north-eastern Zanzibar. These devices consist of a concrete anchor, nylon ropes and pressure floats, which combine to attract pelagic (deep ocean) fish. In time, it is hoped that local fishermen will be able to obtain sufficient catches of tuna and other species from the FADs, and reduce impact on the fragile coral reefs.
Fun Conservation Lessons at Mnemba Island
In order to protect and preserve the rich and fragile ecosystem of the Zanzibar Archipelago surrounding &Beyond's beautiful Mnemba Island, the lodge has embarked on an ongoing campaign to inform and inspire the youth from the nearest community through interactive and exciting Conservation Lessons.
Mnemba Island Protects the Suni Antelope
Over 50 of the diminutive Suni antelope which live on Mnemba Island were captured and translocated to the Jozani Forest Reserve on the main island of Zanzibar. In the absence of any predation, the Suni had multiplied on Mnemba and were occurring at too high a density. Mnemba's donation of these little antelope has improved the species' status at Jozani.
Protection and monitoring of Green Turtles
Mnemba Island provides a safe breeding refuge for Green Turtles which lay their eggs above the island's high tide mark. Mnemba staff monitor and document all turtle breeding activities, and make their data available to local marine biologists. A number of individual turtles have been tagged under the auspices of the Zanzibar Dept of Fisheries and Marine Resources, and breeding data is published in &Beyond's WildWatch annual.
Supporting environmental sustainability at local villages
Mnemba Island has no resident community but works closely with the villages of Matemwe and Kigini, situated on the main Zanzibar island. In addition to supporting schools and helping to develop vegetable gardens, Mnemba has erected a windmill and sponsors beach clean-ups. Financial support and housing for MIMCA staff has been provided and ways are explored to prevent over-utilisation of reef fishes.
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